Lin Baichuan swept his gaze over the panel. When he saw the more than 160 billion cauldrons of merit behind the merit category, the smile on his face grew even broader.
One hundred thousand Dao Mastery Realm cultivators had provided him with more than 100 billion cauldrons of merit.
Though it differed somewhat from what he had expected, it was already incredibly good.
At the very least, with this batch of merit, he was fully confident in challenging the Third Level of Dao Mastery. Together with the three wisps of Primordial Violet Qi in his possession, Lin Baichuan believed that he could travel very, very far beyond the Third Level of Dao Mastery.
Boom...
All of a sudden, an unexpected change erupted.
The Mountain River Gourd floating above his head suddenly shook violently, and a terrifying pressure burst forth from within it.
Lin Baichuan's expression changed at once.
It was that great banner.
It had actually broken free from the layers upon layers of seals he had laid down and was now crashing about wildly within the Mountain River Gourd.
"Damn it!"
Lin Baichuan's face changed drastically as fine cracks began to appear across the surface of the Mountain River Gourd.
The counterattack of a Dao Artifact was too terrifying. The Mountain River Gourd was merely a divine artifact; they were not on the same level at all. It simply could not suppress it.
Gritting his teeth, Lin Baichuan raised a hand and opened the Mountain River Gourd.
At once, a streak of blood-red light shot out from the gourd. It was precisely that great banner.
It had now completely torn apart Lin Baichuan's seals and, carrying heaven-shaking might, charged straight into the depths of the chaotic void.
"My spoils of war—how could I let you take them away..."
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